Sensex, Nifty close flat ahead of UP election results

Friday, March 10, 2017, 6:00 PM

BSE Sensex closed slightly up on Friday, ahead of Assembly poll results of five states on Saturday. Victory for Modi’s BJP in Uttar Pradesh, which is home to 220 million people, would boost his chances of winning the 2019 general election and increase his popularity after he made himself the face of the party’s campaign.